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Health 22 September 2020 By Nilanjana Bhowmick A woman wearing a mask passes by a coronavirus-related mural in Mumbai, IndiaHindustan Times via Getty Images India is on track to overtake the US as the country with the highest number of coronavirus cases worldwide. With more than 5.56 million recorded cases, India set a new record with 97,859…

The French health ministry reported more than 2,500 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, setting a new post-lockdown daily high for the third day in a row, and taking the country's cumulative total of cases to 249,611.  An Australian inquiry into the virus-infected Ruby Princess cruise ship said health officials made a "serious and material error"…

NEW DELHI: India’s Covid diplomacy has moved beyond HCQ and paracetamol to ensure that the country can leverage its position as the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer to be part of the search and distribution of the Covid vaccine. After sustained conversations with their counterparts in key countries, the government has zeroed in on the Indo-Pacific…

An Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier stands in a formation. 20 Indian soldiers have been killed in a "violent face-off" on the Chinese border.It follows weeks of rising tensions and the deployment of thousands of extra troops from both sides.The conflict stems from a 3 500-kilometre frontier, which has never been properly demarcated.At least…

Three Indian soldiers have been killed in a "violent face-off" on the Chinese border, the Indian army said on Tuesday following weeks of rising tensions and the deployment of thousands of extra troops from both sides.Brawls and face-offs flare on a fairly regular basis between the two nuclear-armed giants over their 3 500-kilometre frontier, which…